The course is divided into 3 sections of equal weight, each designed to occupy you for about 5 weeks. First, you will study the human culture of the classical Greek period, as exemplified in their ideas about cities. You will write a paper dealing with this section. Second, you will study the Renaissance, again referring to its urban manifestations. You will write a second paper at the end of this 4-week segment. Third, you will study some of the urban-related facets of modern culture - but this time you will not write a paper on this section alone. Instead, a "free" week has been allocated after segment three, for you to reflect on the entire course and write a paper synthesizing what you have learned from all the readings. You will find your assignments at the end of each course guide section.
| Week 1 | Read Mumford pp. 114-118 and Chapters 5-7 |
| Weeks 2, 3 | Read Plato’s Republic (especially Books 4-7) |
| Week 4 | Read Antigone |
| Week 5 | Complete Writing Assignment #1 |
| Week 6 | Read Mumford, Chapters 11-13 |
| Week 7 | Read More’s Utopia |
| Week 8 | Read The Tempest |
| Week 9 | Complete Writing Assignment #2 |
| Weeks 10, 11 | Read Mumford, Chapters 16-18 |
| Week 12 | Read We |
| Week 13 | Read Invisible Man |
| Weeks 14, 15 | Complete Writing Assignment #3 |